Our approach to Health and Safety is similar to Food Safety and Hygiene: we visit workplaces to ensure that working conditions comply with the relevant standards. We use a risk based inspection system and have an Enforcement Policy.
Basic health and safety advice for new and established businesses can be found at www.safestartup.org
We can provide advice and free leaflets on Health and Safety. There is also a wealth of helpful publications, which can be obtained from the Health and Safety Executive.
"Your health, your safety: A guide for workers" sets out workers rights, what workers should expect from their employers, where to go for help and is translated into many languages.
The Health & Safety Performance Indicator is designed for small and medium sized businesses operating in the UK. It is a self-assessment tool to help businesses identify how well they are managing health and safety. All registered business users of the indicator will remain anonymous. A series of questions look at how a business manages its health and safety hazards and incidents.
The Indicator can help you to:
- understand how well you identify and manage health and safety hazards in your business
- find guidance to help you improve your management of health and safety
- benchmark against other businesses across sectors and sizes
- give your insurance broker a better understanding of how your business handles workplace hazards; this will help them get the best terms for your insurance.
If businesses have been prosecuted for Health and Safety breaches,the details will be available on the Health and Safety Executive website - go to the Health and Safety Executive's Public Register of Convictions.